Thursday, April 25, 2013
From Brew to Racking - Video
I photographed our second batch of JAO every day for a month till it was racked. I am bored so I've created a video of the changes that took place and thought I would share that with you guys. Enjoy! There's no sound by the way.
What's Happening in Brewland - Part Two
This is the second update of posts I have forgotten to post. There will be one more once I get the Hard Apple Cider recipe from Brian.
These are my notes from racking on 2/20/2013
5 Gallon JAO: has a spicier taste than previous brews, fruity, sweet, and bitey. Gravilty 1.33@75.3F
JAO2: Tastes like alcoholic water, may need to be back sweetened in the future. G 1.1@75.9F
JAO3: (Double Spice) Spicy alcoholic water, needs to be back sweetened. G 1.07@75.2
Ginger Capsimel: Woohoo! Sweet & Spicy, slightly less spicy than the first taste. We bottled this one and I look forward to sharing this winner with anyone brave enough to breathe sweet fire with me...okay its not that hot, but still yummy!
These are my notes from racking on 2/20/2013
5 Gallon JAO: has a spicier taste than previous brews, fruity, sweet, and bitey. Gravilty 1.33@75.3F
JAO2: Tastes like alcoholic water, may need to be back sweetened in the future. G 1.1@75.9F
JAO3: (Double Spice) Spicy alcoholic water, needs to be back sweetened. G 1.07@75.2
Ginger Capsimel: Woohoo! Sweet & Spicy, slightly less spicy than the first taste. We bottled this one and I look forward to sharing this winner with anyone brave enough to breathe sweet fire with me...okay its not that hot, but still yummy!
What's Happening in Brewland
I was looking over my notes and apparently forgot to update the last couple of times on our brewing activities, so, here are the goings on.
On 11/25/2012, we bought 5 organic apple juices since we needed more glass jugs, and it is cheaper to buy glass with something in it than going to the local brew shop for empties. Four were meant to become hard apple cider for Christmas, more on that in another post, I just need to get the recipe from Brian. For the last one we had the bright idea to try to make apple mead using the same idea for the JAO. Lastly we put together a 5 gallon batch of JAO in our new 6 gallon carboy so we can share our yummy brews with our friends.
5 Gallon JAO calibrated gravity 1.123 @ 101 degrees F
For the Apple Mead we made up our own recipe using these ingredients.
Apple Mead
2 quarts apple juice
1 teaspoon bread yeast
2.4 pounds honey
Enough water to fill to one gallon
1 cinnamon stick
1 tablespoon yeast nutrient
1 clove
1 smidgen nutmeg
1 smidgen allspice
30 raisins
Calibrated gravity 1.113 @ 91 degrees F
On 11/25/2012, we bought 5 organic apple juices since we needed more glass jugs, and it is cheaper to buy glass with something in it than going to the local brew shop for empties. Four were meant to become hard apple cider for Christmas, more on that in another post, I just need to get the recipe from Brian. For the last one we had the bright idea to try to make apple mead using the same idea for the JAO. Lastly we put together a 5 gallon batch of JAO in our new 6 gallon carboy so we can share our yummy brews with our friends.
5 Gallon JAO calibrated gravity 1.123 @ 101 degrees F
For the Apple Mead we made up our own recipe using these ingredients.
Apple Mead
2 quarts apple juice
1 teaspoon bread yeast
2.4 pounds honey
Enough water to fill to one gallon
1 cinnamon stick
1 tablespoon yeast nutrient
1 clove
1 smidgen nutmeg
1 smidgen allspice
30 raisins
Calibrated gravity 1.113 @ 91 degrees F
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